First Standings Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld Madison Awards; Middleton Players Theater Leads Favorite Local Theatre!

The first standings have been announced as of Monday, November 13th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Madison Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

The 2023 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. Our local editors set the categories, our readers submitted their nominees, and now you get to vote for your favorites! Voting will continue through December 31st, 2023.

Winners will be announced in January!

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2023 BroadwayWorld Madison Standings - 11/14/23

Best Cabaret/Concert/Solo Performance
Isabel Celata - WILDBIRD - UW Memorial Union 36%
Nancy Rodriguez - MALA - American Players Theater 20%
Brian Elliott - TITANIC THE MUSICAL - The Fireside Dinner Theatre 16%
Terry and Nick Davies - PIANO MEN: GENERATIONS - The Fireside Dinner Theatre 16%
Carl Hulden - TITANIC THE MUSICAL - The Fireside Dinner Theatre 13%

Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical
Lyn Pilch - DISNEY'S DESCENDANTS: THE MUSICAL - Sun Prairie Civic Theatre 39%
Sara Bartlett - AVENUE Q - Middleton Players Theater 21%
Francisco C. Torres - THE 39 STEPS - Madison Theatre Guild 18%
Kristyn Pope - MARY POPPINS - The Fireside Dinner Theatre 13%
Michael Stanek - PETER PAN - Children's Theater of Madison 8%

Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical
Issaka Aguirre - THE 39 STEPS - Madison Theatre Guild 42%
Alexandra Schaller - GRUMPY OLD MEN THE MUSICAL - The Fireside Dinner Theatre 23%
Julia Siegal - TWELFTH NIGHT - Madison Shakespeare Company 18%
Rafael Castanera - FINDER AND THE NORTH STAR - Children's Theatre of Madison 17%

Best Direction Of A Musical
Francisco C. Torres - DISNEY'S DESCENDANTS: THE MUSICAL - Sun Prairie Civic Theatre 52%
Thomas J. Kasdorf - AVENUE Q - Middleton Players Theater 22%
Roseann Sheridan - PETER PAN - Children's Theater of Madison 11%
Ed Flesch - THE MUSIC MAN - The Fireside Dinner Theatre 7%
Mari Bass - THE SPITFIRE GRILL - Middleton Players Theater 4%
Thomas J. Kasdorf - SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM - Middleton Players Theater 4%

Best Direction Of A Play
Francisco C. Torres - THE 39 STEPS - Madison Theatre Guild 47%
Colin Loeffler - TWELFTH NIGHT - Madison Shakespeare Company 28%
Laura Rook - ONCE UPON A BRIDGE - American Players Theater 13%
Jake Penner - ANTON'S SHORTS - American Players Theater 12%

Best Ensemble
DISNEY'S DESCENDANTS: THE MUSICAL - Sun Prairie Civic Theatre 35%
THE 39 STEPS - Madison Theatre Guild 20%
AVENUE Q - Middleton Players Theater 19%
TITANIC THE MUSICAL - The Fireside Dinner Theatre 10%
THE MUSIC MAN - The Fireside Dinner Theatre 5%
FINDER AND THE NORTH STAR - Children's Theatre of Madison 5%
SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM - Middleton Players Theater 3%
A VALENTINE'S AFFAIR 2023 - Madison Shakespeare Company 2%
THE SPITFIRE GRILL - Middleton Players Theater 1%

Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical
Conor Koenig - DISNEY'S DESCENDANTS: THE MUSICAL - Sun Prairie Civic Theatre 36%
Matthew Albrecht - AVENUE Q - Middleton Players Theater 21%
Conor Koenig - THE 39 STEPS - Madison Theatre Guild 19%
Jason Fassl - TITANIC THE MUSICAL - The Fireside Dinner Theatre 13%
Megan Reilly - FINDER AND THE NORTH STAR - Children's Theatre of Madison 11%

Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance
Colin Loeffler - DISNEY'S DESCENDANTS: THE MUSICAL - Sun Prairie Civic Theatre 48%
Kierstyn Torres - THE 39 STEPS - Madison Theatre Guild 18%
Thomas J. Kasdorf - SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM - Middleton Players Theater 15%
Mary Ehlinger - TITANIC THE MUSICAL - The Fireside Dinner Theatre 10%
Thomas J. Kasdorf - AVENUE Q - Middleton Players Theater 6%
Thomas J. Kasdorf - THE SPITFIRE GRILL - Middleton Players Theater 2%

Best Musical
DISNEY'S DESCENDANTS: THE MUSICAL - Sun Prairie Civic Theatre 49%
AVENUE Q - Middleton Players Theater 27%
TITANIC THE MUSICAL - The Fireside Dinner Theatre 12%
PETER PAN - Children's Theater of Madison 6%
MARY POPPINS - The Fireside Dinner Theatre 3%
SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM - Middleton Players Theater 2%
THE SPITFIRE GRILL - Middleton Players Theater 1%
THE MUSIC MAN - The Fireside Dinner Theatre 1%

Best Performer In A Musical
Paris Rennhack - DISNEY'S DESCENDANTS: THE MUSICAL - Sun Prairie Civic Theatre 30%
Zak Wolff - AVENUE Q - Middleton Players Theater 18%
Jackson Nesbit - DISNEY'S DESCENDANTS: THE MUSICAL - Sun Prairie Civic Theatre 9%
Jason Plourde - TITANIC THE MUSICAL - The Fireside Dinner Theatre 8%
Isabel Celata - AVENUE Q - Middleton Players Theater 7%
Jenna Martinez - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - CD Players Theater 6%
Caroline Hansen - PETER PAN - Children's Theater of Madison 4%
Courtney Brady as Mary Poppins - MARY POPPINS - The Fireside Dinner Theatre 4%
Marcus Truschinski - PETER PAN - Children's Theater of Madison 4%
Nikolay Vechinski - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - CD Players Theater 3%
Cody Gerszewski - TITANIC THE MUSICAL - The Fireside Dinner Theatre 2%
Rhonda Rae Busch - TITANIC THE MUSICAL - The Fireside Dinner Theatre 2%
Mark Campbell - MUSIC MAN - The Fireside Dinner Theatre 1%
Elvie Ellis - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Overture Center 1%
Derek Sobek - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - CD Players Theater 1%
Michael Haws - TITANIC THE MUSICAL - The Fireside Dinner Theatre 0
Natalie Davies - THE SPITFIRE GRILL - Middleton Players Theater 0
Laura Cable - MUSIC MAN - The Fireside Dinner Theatre 0

Best Performer In A Play
Anna Gion - THE 39 STEPS - Madison Theatre Guild 43%
Ethan Richard - THE 39 STEPS - Madison Theatre Guild 18%
Joshua Castille - ROMEO & JULIET - American Players Theater 12%
Madeleine O'Keefe - TWELFTH NIGHT - Madison Shakespeare Company 9%
Travis Bedard - TWELFTH NIGHT - Madison Shakespeare Company 7%
Elizabeth Reese - ONCE UPON A BRIDGE - American Players Theater 7%
Alexandra Salter - FEEDING BEATRICE - Forward Theatre 4%

Best Play
THE 39 STEPS - Madison Theatre Guild 45%
TWELFTH NIGHT - Madison Shakespeare Company 15%
ROMEO & JULIET - American Players Theater 13%
FINDER AND THE NORTH STAR - Children's Theatre of Madison 12%
ROMEO AND JULIET - American Players Theater 10%
ONCE UPON A BRIDGE - American Players Theater 6%

Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical
Brooke Vechinski - DISNEY'S DESCENDANTS: THE MUSICAL - Sun Prairie Civic Theatre 39%
Thomas J. Kasdorf - AVENUE Q - Middleton Players Theater 15%
Eric Jon Larson - DISNEY'S DESCENDANTS: THE MUSICAL - Sun Prairie Civic Theatre 14%
Rick A Rasmussen - MARY POPPINS - The Fireside Dinner Theatre 12%
Tara Houston - FINDER AND THE NORTH STAR - Children's Theatre of Madison 10%
Alissa Berman - AVENUE Q - Middleton Players Theater 8%
Mari Bass - THE SPITFIRE GRILL - Middleton Players Theater 2%

Best Sound Design Of A Play Or Musical
Kierstyn Torres - THE 39 STEPS - Madison Theatre Guild 44%
Taylor Marshall - AVENUE Q - Middleton Players Theater 21%
Brian Hrpcek - TITANIC THE MUSICAL - The Fireside Dinner Theatre 19%
Ethan White - FINDER AND THE NORTH STAR - Children's Theatre of Madison 15%
Taylor Marshall - THE SPITFIRE GRILL - Middleton Players Theater 1%

Best Supporting Performer In A Musical
Stephanie Frank - DISNEY'S DESCENDANTS: THE MUSICAL - Sun Prairie Civic Theatre 20%
Matthew Albrecht - AVENUE Q - Middleton Players Theater 14%
Jordynn Enniss - DISNEY'S DESCENDANTS: THE MUSICAL - Sun Prairie Civic Theatre 10%
Corey Cattanach - DISNEY'S DESCENDANTS: THE MUSICAL - Sun Prairie Civic Theatre 10%
Noah Ehresman - DISNEY'S DESCENDANTS: THE MUSICAL - Sun Prairie Civic Theatre 9%
Gigi Blaser - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - CD Players Theater 9%
Steve Wright - AVENUE Q - Middleton Players Theater 8%
Alan Ball as Grandpa Gustafson - GRUMPY OLD MEN THE MUSICAL - The Fireside Dinner Theatre 5%
Brian Cowing - PETER PAN - Children's Theater of Madison 5%
Noah Strube - AVENUE Q - Middleton Players Theater 3%
Joss Vechinski - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - CD Players Theater 1%
Daryl Winslow - THE MUSIC MAN - The Fireside Dinner Theatre 1%
Dakota Sobek - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - CD Players Theater 1%
Kate Jajewski - SPITFIRE GRILL - Middleton Players Theater 1%
Kurt Perry - MUSIC MAN - The Fireside Dinner Theatre 1%
Patricia Hetland - THE SPITFIRE GRILL - Middleton Players Theater 1%
Dan Jajewski - THE SPITFIRE GRILL - Middleton Players Theater 1%

Best Supporting Performer In A Play
Kai Prins - THE 39 STEPS - Madison Theatre Guild 41%
Ryan Zaugg - THE 39 STEPS - Madison Theatre Guild 22%
Jackson Rosenberry - TWELFTH NIGHT - Madison Shakespeare Company 16%
Trevin Gay - FINDER AND THE NORTH STAR - Children's Theater of Madison 13%
Laura Kochanowski - TWELFTH NIGHT - Madison Shakespeare Company 9%

Best Theatre For Young Audiences Production
PETER PAN - Children's Theater of Madison 49%
MARY POPPINS - The Fireside Dinner Theatre 34%
FINDER AND THE NORTH STAR - Children's Theatre of Madison 17%

Favorite Local Theatre
Middleton Players Theater 27%
American Players Theater 24%
Madison Theatre Guild 23%
Children's Theater of Madison 16%
Madison Shakespeare Company 11%

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